Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Co. Wexford, this town has 281 residents. The population grew 10% between 2016 and 2022.
Duncannon takes 4 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €198,700. On the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. Its architectural heritage runs to 25 buildings on the national inventory. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Duncannon falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Duncannon does most differently from other towns.
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Duncannon.
For secondary school, the closest is Ramsgrange Community School, 2.8 km from the town. DEIS, the support scheme, covers a quarter of them, below Co. Wexford’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (35%) alike. Within 3 km of Duncannon there are 4 schools (3 primary schools and 1 secondary school).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passage East N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 101 | Catholic |
| Ramsgrange Community School DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 636 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 55% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +24% | +5% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 25% | 44% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
The nearest bathing water to Duncannon is Duncannon, 0.3 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Low-lying near a river: 7.4% of homes, higher than both Co. Wexford’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (0.5%). Under 1% of homes here are estimated to have radon above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 2.3% | 0.9% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 93% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 7.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights bottom out at 3.3°C in Duncannon, higher than both Co. Wexford’s towns (3.0°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). Over twelve months, Duncannon averages 10.6°C. This Co. Wexford town sees July afternoons of 19.6°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.4°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.3°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 985 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
83% of Duncannon’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (85%) and Irish towns (88%). Disability, age-adjusted: 107 for every 100 expected in the town. At the census, 1.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 85% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 2.7% | 2% |
| With a disability | 27% | 26% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Nearly one in ten households live in social housing. Owners make up 70% of households, higher than both Co. Wexford’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €199K | €250K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 9% | 17% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 14% | 22% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area Y34, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Within 1 km, 3.1% of the land is woodland, between Co. Wexford’s towns (6.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Protected nature near Duncannon includes River Barrow. Green space in Duncannon works out at 0.8 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 29% | 3.4% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.1% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Duncannon’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 5°C. Expect roughly 2 mm of rain today, little wind (up to 16 km/h) and a low of 8°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Wednesday, at about 14 mm for the day.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 268 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 198 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 223 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 296 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
65% of 15 to 64s were in work, higher than Co. Wexford’s towns (61%) yet lower than Irish towns (68%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stands at 13%.
| Census 2022 | Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 13% | 15% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 45% | 44% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 61% | 68% |
| Average trip | 28.3 min | 25.2 min | 27.6 min |
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.5% of the town. 17% were born abroad, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%).
49.1% of Duncannon’s residents are women
138 women and 143 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 29% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 15% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is just one council for Duncannon, Wexford County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. 53% of voters turned out at the last local elections, near Co. Wexford’s towns (52%) and higher than Irish towns (46%). At the general election, 62% of voters took part.
| Turnout | Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
3 archaeological sites are on the record, below Co. Wexford’s towns (28) and Irish towns (11) alike. Homes built before 1919 account for 9.8% of the housing.
| Heritage | Duncannon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 890 | 216 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9.8% | 8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 28 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Duncannon; with them, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumDuncannon Fort Tourin town
Castle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle3.3 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey6.6 km east
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford13 km west
MuseumReginald's Tower13 km west
Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum11 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Duncannon’s built heritage counts 25 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 3 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Duncannon is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncannon | 281 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dunmore East Waterford | 1,731 | 9.1 | — | D | A | A |
| Grantstown and Ballinakill Waterford | 9,571 | 9.8 | B− | C+ | D | A+ |
| Grange Waterford | 4,109 | 11 | D− | C+ | D | C− |
| Grange Upper Waterford | 2,510 | 11 | B | C+ | D | A− |
| Ferrybank Kilkenny | 5,766 | 12 | B+ | A− | B− | B |
| Ballytruckle Waterford | 6,563 | 12 | D | C+ | D | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Duncannon is 49.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Duncannon had 281 people at the 2022 census, up from 256 in 2016: 9.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Wexford
Duncannon has 281 people, in the area of Wexford County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).